SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Onondaga Community College and SUNY Potsdam have announced a "2+2 partnership agreement."

The agreement allows students who earn their associate degree at Onondaga to transfer to SUNY Potsdam with junior status to complete their baccalaureate degree with two years of coursework.

The agreement covers seven degree programs at Onondaga including computer science, childhood education, criminal justice, and music. A total of 53 degree programs at SUNY Potsdam are part of the agreement including biology, business, mathematics, and physics.

Students enrolled in the 2+2 program will receive academic advising from both Onondaga and SUNY Potsdam advisors throughout the program.

Onondaga now has 2+2 agreements with 6 colleges and universities: University at Buffalo, St. John Fisher, Le Moyne College, SUNY Alfred, and Syracuse University and SUNY Potsdam.

Onondaga President Casey Crabill noted the agreement with Potsdam would be especially beneficial for music students at Onondaga, "who will now have a seamless pathway to SUNY Potsdam's prestigious Crane School of Music. SUNY Potsdam is a tremendous institution and we are thrilled to be collaborating with them," she said.